Red/black letter day for next forecast: Feb 29

On leap day, Minnesota's economic forecasters will release their updated portrait of the state's economy

January 12, 2012 at 4:45PM

February 29 only comes around every four years and this year, it may bring another unusual event: a positive economic forecast.

State economists have picked that day to release their updated state budget forecast this year.

The November forecast predicted an unexpected $876 million surplus for the rest of the two year budget cycle and recent monthly updates have been pretty rosy, which could portend a cheery economic day on Feb. 29.

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